Mofiyin Obadina and Erica Sparkenbaugh Awarded $50k for Project on Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy
Lillian Harbison
Mofiyin Obadina, MD, and Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, assistant professors in the Division of Hematology and the UNC Blood Research Center, received $50,000 from NC TRaCS for their TTSA proposal entitled, “Hypoxemia-Induced Platelet Activation in Sickle Cell Disease Pregnancy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.” This award supports the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations and projects. Here, Dr. Obadina and Dr. Sparkenbaugh will explore the effect of nocturnal hypoxemia on aberrant p